Douglas Chuck Ritter, 43, of Mount Pleasant was indicted by a federal grand jury in Bay City for failure to register as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced. The indictment charges that from April to August 2011, Ritter failed to register and update his registration as a sex offender after being convicted of a sex offense in the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Court after entering, leaving or residing on the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Reservation in Isabella County.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Man indicted by grand jury for failure to register as sex offender
via Midland Daily News
Douglas Chuck Ritter, 43, of Mount Pleasant was indicted by a federal grand jury in Bay City for failure to register as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced. The indictment charges that from April to August 2011, Ritter failed to register and update his registration as a sex offender after being convicted of a sex offense in the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Court after entering, leaving or residing on the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Reservation in Isabella County.
Douglas Chuck Ritter, 43, of Mount Pleasant was indicted by a federal grand jury in Bay City for failure to register as a sex offender, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced. The indictment charges that from April to August 2011, Ritter failed to register and update his registration as a sex offender after being convicted of a sex offense in the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Court after entering, leaving or residing on the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Reservation in Isabella County.
Chippewas Stun Eagles 3-2
via CMU Chippewas
Kaitlyn Schultz had a season high 21 kills, as she guided the Central Michigan volleyball team to a 3-2 victory, after trailing 0-2, in the team's first home game of the season. Following an Eagles' (13-4, 1-2) timeout in the fifth set, and the score 8-6 in favor of the Chippewas (8-6, 1-2), Val DeWeerd notched two kills making the lead 10-6. Lindsey Dulude added one of her 13 kills following an EMU point making the score 11-7. Schultz did the rest of work as she reeled off two more kills including the final dagger to give CMU a 15-9 set five win.
Kaitlyn Schultz had a season high 21 kills, as she guided the Central Michigan volleyball team to a 3-2 victory, after trailing 0-2, in the team's first home game of the season. Following an Eagles' (13-4, 1-2) timeout in the fifth set, and the score 8-6 in favor of the Chippewas (8-6, 1-2), Val DeWeerd notched two kills making the lead 10-6. Lindsey Dulude added one of her 13 kills following an EMU point making the score 11-7. Schultz did the rest of work as she reeled off two more kills including the final dagger to give CMU a 15-9 set five win.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Michigan bands to rock Mount Pleasant during four-day festival
via CM-Life
The music scene will be flooded with more than 20 bands from the Midwest as they come to Mount Pleasant for a weekend of local music. Midwest Fest, a four-day long festival, is in its fourth year and is organized by Corey Densmore, owner of Diamonds in the Rough Promotions. It begins tonight and ends Saturday night. “This year is similar to years past, where you can enjoy everyone coming, regardless of what you like,” Densmore said. “You might not know about the bands, but you’ll probably follow them after seeing them.” Each band is set to play at Rubble’s Bar, 112 W. Michigan St., and tickets cost $7 to $10 nightly and $20 to $25 for a pass for all events.
The music scene will be flooded with more than 20 bands from the Midwest as they come to Mount Pleasant for a weekend of local music. Midwest Fest, a four-day long festival, is in its fourth year and is organized by Corey Densmore, owner of Diamonds in the Rough Promotions. It begins tonight and ends Saturday night. “This year is similar to years past, where you can enjoy everyone coming, regardless of what you like,” Densmore said. “You might not know about the bands, but you’ll probably follow them after seeing them.” Each band is set to play at Rubble’s Bar, 112 W. Michigan St., and tickets cost $7 to $10 nightly and $20 to $25 for a pass for all events.
Mardi Gras in downtown Mount Pleasant aims to attract students this weekend
via CM-Life
Jon Joslin has spent a lot of time in previous years decorating downtown Mount Pleasant in preparation for Mardi Gras, but this year Joslin took on a larger role. Joslin, chair of the Mardi Gras committee, is in charge of the entire set up for Mardi Gras this year, taking place Friday. “Mardi Gras is basically an opportunity for the community of Mount Pleasant to welcome Central Michigan students to the downtown community. There’s a wide variety of activities going on,” Joslin said. “The big event will be at 6 p.m. which is the parade with the Central Michigan University marching band. Once the parade is done, the CMU marching band comes back around for a performance for the community at the Town Center, along with the cheerleaders.”
Jon Joslin has spent a lot of time in previous years decorating downtown Mount Pleasant in preparation for Mardi Gras, but this year Joslin took on a larger role. Joslin, chair of the Mardi Gras committee, is in charge of the entire set up for Mardi Gras this year, taking place Friday. “Mardi Gras is basically an opportunity for the community of Mount Pleasant to welcome Central Michigan students to the downtown community. There’s a wide variety of activities going on,” Joslin said. “The big event will be at 6 p.m. which is the parade with the Central Michigan University marching band. Once the parade is done, the CMU marching band comes back around for a performance for the community at the Town Center, along with the cheerleaders.”
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Former CMU police officer charged with misconduct of office
via MLive.com
A former Central Michigan University police officer was charged with misconduct of office for asking two 21-year-old female students to bare their chests during a ride home. Central Michigan Life and The Morning Sun report Jeffrey Card was arraigned Wednesday in Isabella County Trial Court on a felony that could result in up to five years in prison or $10,000 in fines. The incident was in the early morning hours of Sept. 11, when Card was driving the two women home from a bar. He allegedly drove them to a remote dirt road and said if they took breathalizer tests and had blood-alcohol number's higher than a certain limit they would have to expose their chests, CM Life reported.
A former Central Michigan University police officer was charged with misconduct of office for asking two 21-year-old female students to bare their chests during a ride home. Central Michigan Life and The Morning Sun report Jeffrey Card was arraigned Wednesday in Isabella County Trial Court on a felony that could result in up to five years in prison or $10,000 in fines. The incident was in the early morning hours of Sept. 11, when Card was driving the two women home from a bar. He allegedly drove them to a remote dirt road and said if they took breathalizer tests and had blood-alcohol number's higher than a certain limit they would have to expose their chests, CM Life reported.
35-year-old inmate dies in Isabella County Jail
via MLive.com
An inmate at the Isabella County jail died early Saturday of as yet unknown causes. Bradford T. Gibson, a 35-year-old male from East Orange, New Jersey, was found unconscious, not breathing and without a pulse at 3 a.m. CPR was not successful. This was about an hour after he was arrested by the Mount Pleasant Police Department for disorderly person, two counts of obstructing and resisting a police officer and aggravated assault on a police officer.
An inmate at the Isabella County jail died early Saturday of as yet unknown causes. Bradford T. Gibson, a 35-year-old male from East Orange, New Jersey, was found unconscious, not breathing and without a pulse at 3 a.m. CPR was not successful. This was about an hour after he was arrested by the Mount Pleasant Police Department for disorderly person, two counts of obstructing and resisting a police officer and aggravated assault on a police officer.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
CMU Board of Trustees to discuss new graduate student housing, dining hall renovation
via MLive.com
The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees will hear and independent audit report for the 2010-11 fiscal year on Thursday morning. The board meets for its first of two fall semester meetings at 9 a.m. in the President’s Conference Room in the Bovee University Center. Andrew, Hooper & Pavlik auditing and accounting firm will present the report for the fiscal year that ended on June 30.
The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees will hear and independent audit report for the 2010-11 fiscal year on Thursday morning. The board meets for its first of two fall semester meetings at 9 a.m. in the President’s Conference Room in the Bovee University Center. Andrew, Hooper & Pavlik auditing and accounting firm will present the report for the fiscal year that ended on June 30.
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